Monday, December 14, 2015

We have designed and made an automated rubbish bin that catches floating rubbish, oil, fuel and detergents.
It designed for floating docks in the water of marinas, private pontoons, inland waterways, residential lakes, harbours, water ways, ports and yacht clubs.
Can even be fitted to super yachts and motor yachts!
Right now we have a perfectly working prototype and we need the help of Indiegogo and supporters to set up a production of the Seabins to be built in the most sustainable and responsible way we can afford.

How can the Seabin help clean the worlds oceans starting with marinas?

We start close to the source of the problem in a controlled environment.
The marinas, ports and yacht clubs are the perfect place to start helping clean our oceans.
There are no huge open ocean swells or storms inside the marinas, its a relatively controlled environment.
The wind and currents are constantly moving the floating debris around in our oceans and in every port, marina or yacht club there is always some pollution heavy areas based on the predominant wind and current directions.
By working with these marinas , ports and yacht clubs we can locate the seabin in the perfect place and mother nature brings us the rubbish to catch it.
Sure we cant catch everything right now but its a really positive start.
It’s a big mission, but it can be done.
In fact, we’re doing it right now.

... and how does it work?

Seabin project | 24/7/365 Automated Marina Rubbish Bin Collector

The Seabin is situated at the waters surface and is plumbed into a shore based water pump on the dock.
The water gets sucked into the Seabin bringing all floating debris and floating liquids into the Seabin.
We catch all the floating debris inside the Seabin and the water then flows out through the bottom of the bin and up into the pump on the dock.
The water then flows through the pump where we have the option of installing an oil/water separator and clean water then flows back into the ocean.

The shore based water pump plumbed into the Seabin

This process is constant, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Inside the Seabin we have a natural fiber “catch bag” which collects all the floating debris.
When this is full or near to full, the marina worker simply changes the catch bag with another one. The collected debris is then disposed of responsibly, the catch bag cleaned and now it is ready to swap again for the full one in the still operating Seabin.

We have designed the size of the Seabin and catch bag for safe working load for one person to safely change the catch bag.
If the Seabin is full it still works.
The flow of the water simply pulls all the surrounding floating debris against the Seabin and keeps it there.
The marina worker would simply scoop up the surrounding debris and then change the catch bag as normal.

What are the goals for the Seabin Project?

To help rid the oceans of plastics and pollution.

To have a Seabin production in place by mid to end of 2016 and start shipping.

To create Seabins from the most sustainable materials and processes available.

To have the lowest carbon footprint possible in the production of the Seabins by means of alternative materials and processes. Also by reducing shipping and having the Seabins manufactured in the countries of installation.

To create and support local economies with the production, maintenance and installation of the Seabins world wide.

To have future models of Seabins for specific locations.

To educate people and cultures about being more responsible with the use and disposal of plastics.